Attentiveness and mingling with people: the significant learning in Postunlancy

One month passed so quickly and I realized the significant of attentiveness in my formation. I have to be focused at all times, most especially in my prayer time because I am somehow destructed to the newness of my formation.

Sometimes I felt confused cause the schedule of my formation before is a little bit different from my formation here in the Philippines. Everything was different for the first time when I arrived here, the culture which have nourished me for the past 20 years in Myanmar is no longer applicable because I have to learn what is their culture; the surroundings is also new to me; the environment is somehow different from my place; I have a new companions that has just been introduced to me and luckily all of them are very friendly to me but anyway I consider this all those things as a challenge. In fact, I become more attentive because of these new things in me. On the other hand, I realized also that God is inviting me to rely on him more and to observe his plan for me and to follow his will. He let me feel the loneliness inside me so that I could ask on His presence and to relate immediately to my companions. I do believe that He is with me in my journey even this far, meaning to say that I feel at home wherever I am since God is with me. I was able also to discover that all the brothers here are liberal, open and very responsible which I find very good.

I am thankful to my brothers (the postulants) because I have learned a lot from them. For me that is one of the blessings of God. I become more open to some things because of them. I could say that I have a good start in this formation and so far I’m enjoying it. I am also very glad of being inclined with new cultures and everything that is new after one month because they are very supportive brothers who are also so willing to teach me and give me help at anytime. That’s what I like here that all the brothers are active, open and never hesitate to help. I also felt that the formator are also really taking care of the postulants and they all are concerned about us. So I would like to say that I am happy of living here. And after one month of being a postulant, I am sure that I also somehow made progress in my social life such as dealing with different people from different congregations in sojourn class and of course I acquired very precious lessons from the modular class.

All in all, I improved a lot in many things like; social life, embracing and facing new cultures and dealing with new people but I noticed that something is still missing in my heart, my prayer life and my intimate relationship with God. I was often absent-minded. So I found myself that I have to be more attentive in my prayer life. I hope that along my formation journey I could develop and improve my connection to God, to the Most Holy God, who is responsible to my vocation. I will try the best that I can to be with Him at all times. I will do the best that I can just to find His presence in everything. Since He is the reason why I am here, I will do my best for Him to be attentive and to mingle with my co-brothers with great love and joy.

Yours faithfully postulant

Gregory Ah Tu